Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is one of my favourite holidays. It’s a very close second to Easter. Easter fills me with hope, and Thanksgiving reminds me of all the things I have been given.

This year was filled with things to be thankful for but this list will always begin with my two children.

Alastair. Hes 15, 5-11 tall. He’s extremely intelligent and organized. Handsome. I’m so lucky that he asked to live with me full time this summer. I had an amazing summer with him. Together we shingled roofs, managed projects, watered flowers and all in all had a great summer. He makes me laugh all the time.

Brooklyn.  12 years old, nearly 5-6. She’s beautiful, smart and talented. We go on many many drives together, making each other laugh. We watch a lot of tv together. My favourite thing is listening to her pick at her guitar as she creates a new song. She’s a very gifted artist.

Im thankful for so many things, too many to mention. My health, home, family, friends, flying, work…. So much. With just the slightest effort I can look around and find so many people who have less. I’ve been abundantly blessed more than I deserve.

One thing I’m thankful for is writing. I’m not a polished writer. I wasn’t highly educated, I don’t get things like grammar/spelling right. I have had private messages from some amazing people telling me they enjoy it. Some have even said It helped them in some way. That’s very humbling.

I just want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. A Loving and warm time. A moment in time filled with reflection and forgiveness. Especially forgiveness. The greatest gift you can give someone is forgiveness; If you feel you have been given a lot, forgive someone. The beauty of it is when we do this, we are just rewarded further.

So, with this in mind I will choose to forgive the Edmonton Oilers for ruining my thanksgiving weekend.

If you read this far thank you,

Tris